Get yourself a uniden 980. Best bang for the buck as far as SSB radios are concerned IMO. They come dead on frequency out of the box. No it’s not a powerhouse, but add a small amp and it will do just fine. A good antenna will help get you out. A 3 element beam or something similar. I like my vertical antennas and have had pretty good luck with the sirio vector 4K. Others run shockwave antenna and they are really the bees knees!! It takes money to have a decent setup, unless you want to build your own antenna.